Little White Church Song Lyrics and Chords by Jim and Jesse
Little White Church
Recorded by Jim and Jesse
Written by Karen Fairchild, Kimberly Schlapman
Wayne Kirkpatrick, Phillip Sweet, James Lee Westbrook
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Oh the church in the valley oh that
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little white church
Is the
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place I love so
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well
Now I'm
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sad and lonely yes I'm
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sad and lonely
For that
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little white
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church in the
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dell
There's a little white church in the valley
That
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stands in my memory each
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day
And it seems I can hear the bells ringing
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Though I am many miles
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away
And
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many times on Sunday morning
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whole countryside would gather
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there
They would all kneel down by the altar
As they
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lifted up their voices in
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prayer
Repeat #1
They would sing the old song Rock of Ages
Oh
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Christ let me hide myself in
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Thee
And I know some of them are now waiting
Just
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o'er the dark and stormy
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sea
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know their troubles all are ended
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happy forever they will
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be
They are waiting and watching up yonder
For the
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coming home of you and
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me
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FAQ
Who sang the the song Little White Church?
- The song Little White Church was sang by Jim and Jesse.
Who is Jim and Jesse?
- Jim & Jesse were an American bluegrass music duo composed of brothers Jim McReynolds (February 13, 1927 - December 31, 2002) and Jesse McReynolds (born July 9, 1929). The two were born and raised in Carfax, a community near Coeburn, Virginia. Their grandfather, Charles McReynolds, had led the band "The Bull Mountain Moonshiners" who recorded at the famous Bristol Sessions in 1927.
